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May 20, 1924. 1,495.095

w. B. MORRIS DEVICE FOR CUTTING WEEDS FROM RAILWAY TRACKS Filed Nov. 9, 1923 ttomey "Patented May 20, 1924.

- uurrso STATES WILLIAM BRUCE MORRIS, .0F:.KIP,LING,.SASKATCKEWLN, cumin. F

' pnvicn rqne'irw'trmo WEEDS zen-d1! RAILWAY macxs. I

Application filed.liorember gils'a. seer No. 673,717

710 all whom it may concern. V A

Be it known that I. 'WtLI'JAItBRUCI-YMOR Rts. a subject otthe King of Great Britain, residing at Kipling, Provinceof' Saskatchewan,- Canada, have invented certain new i I do hereby deelare' that the following is a driven from .one of the axles.

full, clca r, and exact'd'escr twin {of thdin:

vention, such as will enable/"o ersf's killed in the-art to which -it a-ppertainso make and use lthe sames' it The present invention pertains tofa novel attachment for' railway cars. which is designed to cut weeds from the'tracksl' The principal ohjeet of theinventi'on is the provision of adevice of this character in which the cutting instrument consists of a revolving brush having still Wire bristles. To this end, there IS supported titan end of a railway car a revolving brush which 'is means may also be provided for regulating the elevation of the brush as desired'or to bring it entirely out of contactx'with the roitdbed. i i

The invention is fully disclosed in the following description and in the'accompanying drawings in which: 7 v y Figure 1 is an end elevation of a box car having the device applied thereto; Figure 2 is a. fragmentary side view; Figure 3 is aplan view'of the device; Figure 4 is a frag'l'nentary side-{view of the car corresponding to Figure 2; and showing the attachment in sectio n on tltc line 'H Figure 5 is a'deta l side elevat dn. Reference will now e had to these views by means of like char. eti's which are emyed to designate tor-responding parts throughout. l L ilhe numeral 1 indicates a box car ofnsual construction provided saith Wheels 2' carried by an aide To theq'ournal boxes 4 are fixed a pair of hearing men hers 5. A shaft 6. extending in sulistarfltially nirallel relation with the axle 3 is inounted in these bearings-and carries spro ct wheels 7 at its ends. Sprocket wheels 8 and 9 are mounted at the centers of the axle and shaft respectively, and are operatively connected by means of a sprocket chain 10. In this mannor the shaft 6 is driven from the mile 3 upon movement of the car.

A pair of arms 11 extend outwardly from eictremitiesof these jarms Jar Suitable lhc arms 1|v by means ot links 22. Opeend .slightlv l I y and are loosely the lat-:ter'hy.naeznwo f the rings 12 siniilar-rtfigsm inwhich iserot o0 atterjconsists of wire bristles 103E suffici stillness toremore any vegetation; tracks with which they eome in will-be seen 'rom Figures'l and 1h spaces are gretainedon the sheftatthe 13 wljieh gire in. vertical a-li neinen e thisceiist etion; tlie'rzri'ls .q'm not interfered piith .dufilnge he operationot the device. The brush shaft 14?carries;sprocket wheelsll' at its ends,v

. these wheels being connected to the members -7 ion the: shaft (3 by means of sprocket chains 18.

A pair of straps 19 are secured to the end of the car and support a rotatable rod 20. Frank arms 2i extend outwardly from this rod and are joined to the outer ends of of; the rod is formed with a handle :23.:ex

in'aguide 24. Suitablev means may be pro: vided for locking the handle at thelower end of the-guide. .It will he olivious that luoven ient of'the handle cz'iusesa chjajl iii-the inclination of'the arms ZI WherdEY the elevation of the brush with' respect tatt e road hedis adjusted. g i j When the wheels 2 mic travelling on 3 curved rails. thehriish heingdisposedrearwardly of the wheels will be displaced laterally with reference to: the traek. 'lhis displacementinust be componsatcd by a downward shift ofjthe links. "2;! in ordenthat the brush shall remain. in' engagement with the road bed. If the handle 23 were locked in theguide, this downward shift would not be possible. On the other hand. if the handlewereaentirely free in'the guide. the brush ,wouldbear with all itsweight upon the road bed, which is notdesired. In orderto. provide a-siitisfam tmgvmeans of compensating the lateral sl'iifting of the brush without introducing theahovo mentioned ditliculty, .the brush is yieldingly supp rted with referenceth the road hed hy means of springs-The latter are indicated by the numeral 25 and are attached to the upper ends of the links 22 and to the end of the car at the eye 26.

With this construction. the handle'need not be locked within the guide, and the' '30 tending alongside of thc earand received entire weight of the brushdoes not. bear upon the road bed. When the wheels :2 are rounding a curve, the brush is offset laterally as above described, but is permitted to re-' main in engagement with the road bed through the expansion of the spring 25. Obviously, when the car returns to a straight track, the alinement of the brush with the axis of the car permits contraction of the springs to their original position..

A brush cleaner comprising a comb 27 is supported in engagement with the brushes by means of branches )8 which are clamped to the outer ends of the arms 11 as at 29.

While a specific embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described. it is to be understood that various alterations in the details of construction may be made without. departing from the spirit of'the invention as indicated by the appended claims. r

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A device for cutting weeds from railway tracks comprising in combination with a car, a frame pivotally conneetedrlot-the ]ournul boxes thereof, a brush supported in said frame. and an operative connection between the car wheels and the brush.

,2. A device for cutting weeds from railway tracks comprisingin combination with a railway car a frame Secured to the journal boxes of the car, a shaft mounted in said frame, a-brush carried by the shaft, and a' yielding connection between the car and said shaft. p

3. A device for cutting weeds from rail- \\".l \"tl'ilLl S comprising in combination with a railway car. a frame secured to the JQUJQItEl- Q wILLL-ut BRUCE MOR IS. 

